Features; Features Of The Asus Tx97-X Motherboard - Asus TX97-X User Manual

Features of the ASUS TX97-X Motherboard

The ASUS TX97-X is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants
manv smart features in a small package. This motherboard:
Intel Chipset: Features Imel's 43OTX PCIset with I/O subsystems.
Easy Installation: Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives,
expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
ISA and PC1 Expansion Slots: Provides four 16-bit ISA slots, and four 32-bit
PC1 slots.
Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and
one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed
from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. Two floppy drives
of either 5.25" or 3.5" (1.44MB or 2.88MB) are also supported without an exter-
nal card. Supports Japanese standard "Floppy 3 mode" (3.5" 1.2MB) and
LS-120 Floppy Drives (3.5" 120MB, 1.44MB, 720KB) .
Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS which
allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher
level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section V)
Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that supports four IDE devices
above 8.4GB in two channels up to 33MB/sec IDE transfers and supports En-
hanced IDE devices. This controller supports PI0 Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Mas-
ter IDE DMA Mode 2. BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI bootup.
Level 2 Cache: 5 12KB Pipelined Burst SRAM onboard.
Versatile Memory Support: Is equipped with three DIMM sockets to support
(8, 16, 32,64, or 128MB) 16%pin SDRAM memory modules up to 256MB.
Optional PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Connector: Supports an optional cable and bracket
set to mount the connectors to an unused expansion slot on the system chassis. A
second TrDA connector is available for a standard individual infrared cable set.
SCSI BIOS: Has firmware to support optional ASUS SCSI controller cards.
Optional IrDA Connector: Supports an optional infrared port module for wire-
less interface.
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